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Coroner: Man shot, killed in Lamont
A man was shot and killed around midnight Tuesday in Lamont, according to the Kern County coroner’s office. Xavier Buenrostro, 21, was shot in the 7900 block of Buena Vista Boulevard and he died at the scene, according to the coroner.
JOSE GASPAR: People power in Arvin gets results
What a difference a month makes. In March, Arvin city officials were poised to create a new post of assistant city manager and had offered the position to its human resources manager, Meagan Miller. On Tuesday, the Arvin City Council reversed course, voting 3-1 to eliminate the position entirely. So...
Man sentenced to life in prison for 2015 Arvin night club shooting
Nine years later, the man who pleaded guilty to the 2015 Arvin nightclub shooting was sentenced Wednesday to four life sentences for two murders and two attempted murders in Kern County Superior Court. Juan Pablo Vega, 41, pleaded guilty to two counts of first-degree murder and two counts of first-degree...
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